2019–20 EFL League One

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The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League One under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format.

Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 13 July 2020
ChampionsCoventry City
PromotedCoventry City
Rotherham United
Wycombe Wanderers
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EFL League One
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 13 July 2020
ChampionsCoventry City
PromotedCoventry City
Rotherham United
Wycombe Wanderers
RelegatedTranmere Rovers
Southend United
Bolton Wanderers
Bury (expelled)
Matches400
Goals1,044 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerIvan Toney (24 goals)
Biggest home winPeterborough United 6–0 Rochdale
(14 September 2019)[1]
Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
(23 November 2019)[2]
Biggest away winLincoln City 0–6 Oxford United
(21 September 2019)[3]
Southend United 1–7 Doncaster Rovers
(22 October 2019)[2]
Highest scoringSouthend United 1–7 Doncaster Rovers
(22 October 2019)[4]
Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
(23 November 2019)
Lincoln City 5–3 Ipswich Town
(29 December 2019)[2]
Longest winning run6 matches
Peterborough United[2]
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Gillingham[2]
Longest winless run12 matches
Southend United[2]
Longest losing run6 matches
Southend United[2]
Highest attendance33,821
Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers
(26 December 2019)[5]
Lowest attendance1,880
Burton Albion 1–1 Southend United
(3 December 2019)[6]
Total attendance1,809,590[2]
Average attendance8,576[2]
All statistics correct as of 18 January 2020.
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Newly promoted Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club. They could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date. The league operated with 23 teams for 2019–20, with three teams being relegated to League Two for the 2020–21 season, rather than the usual four. Bury did not fulfil any of their league fixtures for the season, as they were all postponed, so no results were expunged.[7]

Financially troubled Bolton Wanderers entered administration and had been threatened with expulsion but were saved in a buy-out on 28 August.[8][9] Bolton failed to fulfil their fixture against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August. They called off the game 26 hours before kick off without informing the EFL or Doncaster, claiming concerns over younger players' welfare.[10][11] On 21 November, they were issued with a five-point deduction suspended for 18 months in relation to the Doncaster postponement, as well as a postponement in the 2018–19 season against Brentford in the Championship.[12]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March.[13] On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.[14]

On 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played behind closed doors.[15]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

Stadiums

Locations of the 2019–20 EFL League One teams
Locations of the 2019–20 EFL League One teams
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington StanleyAccrington Crown Ground5,057
AFC WimbledonLondon (Kingston upon Thames) Kingsmeadow4,850
BlackpoolBlackpool Bloomfield Road17,338
Bolton WanderersHorwich University of Bolton Stadium28,723
Bristol RoversBristol Memorial Stadium12,300
Burton AlbionBurton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium6,912
Coventry CityBirmingham St Andrew's[16]29,409
Doncaster RoversDoncasterKeepmoat Stadium15,231
Fleetwood TownFleetwood Highbury Stadium5,327
GillinghamGillingham Priestfield Stadium11,582
Ipswich TownIpswich Portman Road30,311
Lincoln CityLincoln Sincil Bank10,120
Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Stadium MK30,500
Oxford UnitedOxford Kassam Stadium12,500
Peterborough UnitedPeterboroughLondon Road Stadium15,314
PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park19,669
RochdaleRochdale Spotland Stadium10,500
Rotherham UnitedRotherham New York Stadium12,021
Shrewsbury TownShrewsburyNew Meadow9,875
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-SeaRoots Hall12,392
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Tranmere RoversBirkenheadPrenton Park16,789
Wycombe WanderersHigh WycombeAdams Park10,137
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Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager1 ...
Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Seamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon Wales Glyn Hodges England Will Nightingale Puma Sports Interactive
Blackpool England Neil Critchley England Jay Spearing Erreà Blackpool Council (home: "VisitBlackpool.com"; away: "Get Vocal")
Bolton Wanderers England Keith Hill England Jason Lowe Infinity Apparel Home Bargains
Bristol Rovers England Ben Garner England Ollie Clarke Macron Utilita Energy[17]
Burton Albion England Jake Buxton England Jake Buxton TAG Prestec UK Ltd[18]
Coventry City England Mark Robins Scotland Liam Kelly Hummel Allsopp & Allsopp
Doncaster Rovers Jamaica Darren Moore England Ben Whiteman Elite Pro Sports LNER
Fleetwood Town England Joey Barton Scotland Paul Coutts Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham Scotland Steve Evans Germany Max Ehmer Macron MEMS Power Generation
Ipswich Town Scotland Paul Lambert England Luke Chambers Adidas Magical Vegas
Lincoln City England Michael Appleton Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Erreà SRP Hire Solutions [19]
Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Russell Martin England Dean Lewington Erreà Suzuki
Oxford United England Karl Robinson England John Mousinho Puma Singha Beer
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson England Mark Beevers Nike Mick George
Portsmouth Wales Kenny Jackett England Brett Pitman Nike University of Portsmouth
Rochdale Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy Northern Ireland Callum Camps Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Rotherham United England Paul Warne England Richard Wood Puma Embark Group (Home), Mears (Away & 3rd)
Shrewsbury Town Wales Sam Ricketts Wales David Edwards Admiral Tuffins Supermarkets (Home), Shropshire Homes (Away)
Southend United England Sol Campbell Australia Mark Milligan Nike Paddy Power (unbranded) 2
Sunderland England Phil Parkinson England Grant Leadbitter Adidas Children with Cancer UK
Tranmere Rovers Scotland Micky Mellon England Scott Davies Puma Essar
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth England Matt Bloomfield O'Neills Cherry Red Records (Home),[20] Dormeo (Away)
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gillingham England Mark Patterson End of caretaker spell 4 May 2019 Pre-season Scotland Steve Evans[21] 21 May 2019
Bury England Ryan Lowe[22] Signed by Plymouth Argyle 5 June 2019 England Paul Wilkinson[23] 2 July 2019
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann[24] Signed by Hull City 21 June 2019 Jamaica Darren Moore[25] 10 July 2019
Blackpool England Terry McPhillips[26] End of contract 5 July 2019 England Simon Grayson[27] 6 July 2019
Bolton Wanderers England Phil Parkinson[28] Resigned 21 August 2019 23rd England Keith Hill[29] 31 August 2019
Southend United England Kevin Bond[30] 6 September 2019 22nd England Sol Campbell[31] 22 October 2019
Lincoln City England Danny Cowley[32] Signed by Huddersfield Town 9 September 2019 5th England Michael Appleton[33] 20 September 2019
Sunderland Scotland Jack Ross[34] Sacked 8 October 2019 6th England Phil Parkinson[35] 17 October 2019
AFC Wimbledon England Wally Downes[36] Mutual consent 20 October 2019 21st Wales Glyn Hodges[37][38] 23 October 2019
Milton Keynes Dons England Paul Tisdale[39] 2 November 2019 Scotland Russell Martin[40] 3 November 2019
Bristol Rovers Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan[41] Signed by Mansfield Town 17 December 2019 4th England Ben Garner[42] 23 December 2019
Blackpool England Simon Grayson[43] Sacked 12 February 2020 15th England Neil Critchley[44] 2 March 2020
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough[45] Resigned 18 May 2020 12th England Jake Buxton[45] 18 May 2020
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coventry City (C, P) 34 18 13 3 48 30 +18 67 1.97 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 35 18 8 9 61 38 +23 62 1.77
3 Wycombe Wanderers (O, P) 34 17 8 9 45 40 +5 59 1.74 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 +24 60 1.71
5 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 +17 60 1.71
6 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 +13 60 1.71
7 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 +28 59 1.69
8 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 +16 59 1.64
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 +18 54 1.59
10 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 +8 51 1.46
11 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 +10 52 1.44
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 0 48 1.37
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 +1 45 1.29
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 −11 45 1.29
15 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 −11 41 1.21
16 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 −2 42 1.20
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 −6 40 1.14
18 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 −18 36 1.06
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 −13 35 1.00
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 34 8 8 18 36 60 −24 32 0.94 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Southend United (R) 35 4 7 24 39 85 −46 19 0.54
23 Bolton Wanderers (R) 34 5 11 18 27 66 −39 14[b] 0.41[b]
24 Bury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −12[c] —[c] Club expelled
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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
  2. [b]
    Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.[46]
  3. [c]
    Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.[48][49]

Play-offs

See also: 2020 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals final
        
3 Wycombe Wanderers 4 2 6
6 Fleetwood Town 1 2 3
3 Wycombe Wanderers 2
4 Oxford United 1
4 Oxford United 1 1 2 (5)
5 Portsmouth 1 1 2 (4)

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACC ...
Home \ Away ACC WIM BLP BOL BRI BRT COV DON FLE GIL IPS LIN MKD OXF PET POR ROC ROT SHR STD SUN TRA WYC
Accrington Stanley — 2–1 1–1 7–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–2
AFC Wimbledon 1–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 a 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0
Blackpool 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 2–2 0–0 — 1–1 3–4 0–0 2–1 0–5 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–2
Bristol Rovers 3–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 — 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–0
Burton Albion 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 — 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 4–2
Coventry City 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 — 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1
Fleetwood Town 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Gillingham 1–2 2–2 5–0 1–2 2–1 — 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0
Ipswich Town 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–2 3–0 1–1 4–1 0–0
Lincoln City 2–0 1–0 5–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 5–3 — 1–1 0–6 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–0
MK Dons 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0
Oxford United 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–4 3–3 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0
Peterborough United 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 — 2–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–0
Portsmouth 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Rochdale 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 — 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–3
Rotherham United 1–0 2–2 2–1 6–1 3–0 3–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 0–1
Shrewsbury Town 0–2 3–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 — 4–3 1–0 2–3
Southend United 0–1 1–4 1–3 3–1 2–3 0–2 1–7 3–3 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–3 2–2 — 0–0
Sunderland 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 — 5–0 4–0
Tranmere Rovers 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 1–4 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–2
Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 1–0 3–1 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 10 March 2020[53]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Ivan Toney Peterborough United 24
2 Ivory Coast Armand Gnanduillet Blackpool 15
England Ian Henderson Rochdale
Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Fleetwood Town
5 Sudan Mohamed Eisa Peterborough United 14
England Matt Godden Coventry City
England Freddie Ladapo Rotherham United
England Tyler Walker Lincoln City
9 Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris Bristol Rovers 13
England Matty Taylor Oxford United
11 England James Henry Oxford United 12
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League One hat-tricks
As of 1 January 2020
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date Ref
Scotland Scott Fraser Burton Albion Oxford United 4–2 (A) 20 August 2019 [54]
Scotland Chris Maguire Sunderland AFC Wimbledon 3–1 (H) 24 August 2019 [55]
Wales Joe Jacobson Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln City 3–1 (H) 7 September 2019 [56]
England Ivan Toney Peterborough United Rochdale 6–0 (H) 14 September 2019 [57]
Ghana Tariqe Fosu Oxford United Lincoln City 6–0 (A) 21 September 2019 [58]
Finland Marcus Forss AFC Wimbledon Southend United 4–1 (A) 12 October 2019 [59]
Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Fleetwood Town Burton Albion 4–1 (H) 19 October 2019 [60]
England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Tranmere Rovers Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 (A) 2 November 2019 [61]
England Matt Godden Coventry City Wycombe Wanderers 4–1 (A) 29 December 2019 [62]
England Matt Godden Coventry City Tranmere Rovers 4–1 (A) 1 January 2020 [63]
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